Pain Management Program
Learning to live with pain can be very difficult.
Pain takes a toll on every aspect of our lives:
- Work
- Emotions
- Stress
- Family
- Mood
- Activity
- Relationships
- Quality of life
When pain is here to stay, you can find healthy ways to adjust to your pain and still enjoy life. Our program can help you.
Pain Management Program Brochure (PDF)
What pain treatments have you tried?
Most people who live with chronic pain have tried several treatments, including: medication, surgery, injections, physical therapy or acupuncture. While many find relief from these treatments, sadly, not everyone does. Also, while these treatments can reduce physical pain, some people still suffer. Why? One issue is that there is more to dealing with pain than reducing the hurting.
When pain persists for months or years, it is important to know that pain can lead to anxiety, anger and depression. It can also limit your activity, cause you worry, and change the way you think about yourself and others. Pain's constant presence can also wear you down, making you feel tense, fatigued and irritable.
We know that all of these conditions can also increase our pain sensations, often leading to a vicious cycle of hurt. While there is no "miracle of cure" for pain, the medical community has recognized that when pain is here to stay, it is also crucial to learn mental and physical ways to manage pain and become active in life again.
There is a way to help you manage your pain better.
Our program uses research-proven, cognitive-behavioral techniques to lessen the impact of pain on your life. Our goal is to help you manage your pain better, reduce your suffering from pain and help you become active in your life again.
We will teach you how to reduce your pain, without relying only on medication, and how to get more from the medical treatments you also use.
We treat a wide variety of pain conditions, including: neck and back pain, foot and knee pain, headache, migraine, cancer pain, TMJ, musculoskeletal, pelvic pain, neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia and arthritis by offering:
- Weekly group classes
- Psychotherapy
- Psychosocial evaluations
- Biofeedback
- Consultation
Questions to Ask Yourself:
- Have you stopped working or changed your activity level due to pain?
- Do you feel frustrated, angry or depressed because of your pain?
- Have you tried to treat your pain with medication or surgery, but find your pain still persists?
- Do you have concerns about taking medication and are looking for alternatives?
Our Program:
- Helps people who have chronic pain by reducing the intensity of their pain
- Is not a "quick fix," but a program designed to teach life skills for adjusting to painful conditions
- Is designed to be used along with other pain management techniques you are already using
Pain Management Program
Learn How To:
- Reduce your pain intensity
- Control your use of pain medication
- Increase activities you enjoy
- Manage your stress
- Improve your sleep
- Improve your mood and relationships with others
We use a skill-based, mind-body approach designed to teach you to become more active in controlling your pain. Our weekly group classes teach techniques proven to reduce pain and lessen its impact on your life:
- Relaxation strategies
- Sleep promotion
- Stress management
- Mood management
- Weight management
- Increasing activity safely
- Flexibility techniques
- Adopting healthy attitudes
- Effective communication with health professionals and family
- Healthy goal setting
- Relapse prevention
Take back control of our life by taking control of your pain.
Pain doesn't have to take over your life. There is something you can do.
Every day millions of people suffer from chronic pain. You may have a chronic illness, painful condition, or disease for which there is no cure or operation. You may be someone who has real and persistent pain, but doctors have said there is no medical explanation for your suffering. You may have been told that there is nothing more that can be done for your pain, and that you "must learn to live with your pain."
Pain Management Staff
Our staff use research supported approaches to treat chronic pain. Our services are designed to complement pain treatments you may already by receiving.
Geralyn Datz, PhD, is a licensed psychologist who
specializes in pain management. She has treated
a wide variety of pain syndromes in medical settings
across the country.
Scott Willoughby, PhD, is a licensed psychologist who
provides cognitive-behavioral therapy and biofeedback
for individuals with chronic pain.
B. Todd Sitzman, MD, MPH, medical director of the pain
mangament program, is available for consultation.
He is a nationally-recognized authority in the field of pain medicine.
If you have been diagnosed with a condition that results in chronic or acute pain, talk with your provider about receiving a referral to our program. Most insurance plans are accepted.
FORREST GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY SERVICES
A PINE GROVE PROGRAM
1 LINCOLN PARKWAY, SUITE 201
HATTIESBURG, MS 39402
601-288-4900 ~ Fax: 601-288-4904
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